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enhttp://mtpr.org/feeds/134/rss.xmlCairo Restores The Eclectic Glory Beneath Decades Of City Dusthttp://mtpr.org/post/cairo-restores-eclectic-glory-beneath-decades-city-dust
Architecture professor Soheir Zaki Hawas has dedicated her life to documenting the beautiful historic buildings in downtown Cairo and to trying to preserve them.<p>"Heritage is the memory of a city," Hawas says. "If I lose my memory for five minutes, I will not be able to introduce myself to tell you anything about anything."<p>She pulls her book off the coffee table in her living room; it took her years to document the buildings in downtown Cairo.<p>"I want to show you this page here," she says, flipping through the book.Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:21:00 +0000Leila Fadel39322 at http://mtpr.orgCairo Restores The Eclectic Glory Beneath Decades Of City DustEgyptian Court Hands Down 3-Year Sentences For Journalists And Activistshttp://mtpr.org/post/egyptian-court-hands-down-3-year-sentences-journalists-and-activists
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Egyptian+Court+Hands+Down+3-Year+Sentences+For+Journalists+And+Activists&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Sat, 29 Aug 2015 21:11:00 +0000Leila Fadel38806 at http://mtpr.orgEgypt Court Sentences 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists To 3-Year Prison Terms http://mtpr.org/post/egypt-court-sentences-3-al-jazeera-journalists-3-year-prison-terms
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Egypt+Court+Sentences+3+Al-Jazeera+Journalists+To+3-Year+Prison+Terms+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Three Al Jazeera English journalists, Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste, have been sentenced to up to three years and six months in prison.Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:37:00 +0000Leila Fadel38836 at http://mtpr.orgEgypt's Military Struggles To Quell Growing ISIS-Linked Insurgencyhttp://mtpr.org/post/egypts-military-struggles-quell-growing-isis-linked-insurgency
In 2013, there were seven known militants from the village that Ahmed Abu Deraa comes from in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula. Today, that number has jumped to about 60, says Abu Deraa, an independent journalist who sometimes works for NPR. All of them are with Sinai Province, the local affiliate of the so-called Islamic State.<p>The Sinai's militants are all gathering under the ISIS umbrella, Abu Deraa says. But what they're fighting for isn't some grand regional cause.<p>"We've reached to a point where it's about vengeance," he says.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:54:00 +0000Leila Fadel37394 at http://mtpr.orgEgypt's Military Struggles To Quell Growing ISIS-Linked InsurgencyHearing Postponed For Freelance Photographer Jailed In Egypt http://mtpr.org/post/hearing-postponed-freelance-photographer-jailed-egypt
Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as the freelance photographer Shawkan, has been behind bars in Egypt for 705 days without charge. Today's hearing to either renew his time in jail or release him was postponed. His detention continues.<p>He's under investigation for weapons possession, illegal assembly, murder and attempted murder after being arrested on August 14, 2013 with hundreds of others, as police violently dispersed pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins in Cairo.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:09:00 +0000Leila Fadel37269 at http://mtpr.orgHearing Postponed For Freelance Photographer Jailed In Egypt Egypt Mourns Omar Sharif, Its Homegrown Cinema Starhttp://mtpr.org/post/egypt-mourns-omar-sharif-its-homegrown-cinema-star
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Egypt+Mourns+Omar+Sharif%2C+Its+Homegrown+Cinema+Star&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExMDQwMzQzMDEzNjMyMTE3MjRkNzlmNg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>Before Omar Sharif launched his international movie career with "Lawrence Of Arabia," before he became a Hollywood star, Omar Sharif was a dashing leading man in Egypt.Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:04:00 +0000Leila Fadel36929 at http://mtpr.orgA Muslim-Jewish Love Story On Egyptian TV Sends Sparks Flying http://mtpr.org/post/muslim-jewish-love-story-egyptian-tv-sends-sparks-flying
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4orXN_LdP0</p>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:39:00 +0000Leila Fadel36300 at http://mtpr.orgA Muslim-Jewish Love Story On Egyptian TV Sends Sparks Flying The Business Of Smuggling Migrants Across The Mediterraneanhttp://mtpr.org/post/business-smuggling-migrants-across-mediterranean
The massive wave of people fleeing the Middle East and Africa face dangerous conditions to make the trip across the Mediterranean Sea, crowded onto rickety boats and overloaded ships. An estimated 2,000 migrants have died so far this year alone.<p>But, despite the danger, the burgeoning business of smuggling migrants has taken on some retail features.<p>Smugglers sending desperate migrants from Egypt to Europe are looking to make money — but they do offer discounts.Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:56:00 +0000Leila Fadel35993 at http://mtpr.orgThe Business Of Smuggling Migrants Across The MediterraneanAs Egyptian Activists Vanish, Suspicion Falls On The Security Forceshttp://mtpr.org/post/egyptian-activists-vanish-suspicion-falls-security-forces
It happens suddenly. One day, without warning, someone goes out to run an errand or go to class, and they don't come home.<p>Forced disappearances by Egypt's security forces aren't a new tactic in Egypt, but they're on the rise, human rights groups and activists say. And a cross section of activists, human rights defenders and journalists are being targeted.<p>One of them is Esraa el-Taweel, 23.Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:50:00 +0000Leila Fadel35683 at http://mtpr.orgAs Egyptian Activists Vanish, Suspicion Falls On The Security ForcesMecca Becomes A Mecca For Skyscraper Hotelshttp://mtpr.org/post/mecca-becomes-mecca-skyscraper-hotels
At the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the booming call to prayer competes with the racket of construction.<p>The Grand Mosque is the destination for the most sacred Muslim pilgrimage and it holds the Kaaba, the black cube of a building in the center of the mosque known to Muslims as the House of God.<p>But skyscraper hotels increasingly dominate the skyline, dwarfing the Great Mosque where worshippers gather, and angering those who seek to retain the city's history and traditional architecture.<p>Cranes fill the sky and soaring above it all is the Clock Tower Hotel, which reaches some 13Sat, 30 May 2015 10:28:00 +0000Leila Fadel35209 at http://mtpr.orgMecca Becomes A Mecca For Skyscraper HotelsSaudi Shiites Fear A Backlash Over War In Yemenhttp://mtpr.org/post/saudi-shiites-fear-backlash-neighbor-yemen
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Saudi+Shiites+Fear+A+Backlash+Over+War+In+Yemen&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDE1NDI2NjYyMDE0MDY2NTAxNDRlN2ZhNg001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>We don't usually think of the 2011 Arab Spring protests as spreading to Saudi Arabia, but in fact, they did in the oil-rich east of the country. That's home to a large Shiite population that feels less than equal in this largely Sunni Muslim country.Sat, 09 May 2015 11:37:00 +0000Leila Fadel34416 at http://mtpr.orgSaudi King Salman Reshuffles Line Of Successionhttp://mtpr.org/post/saudi-king-salman-reshuffles-line-succession
Things are changing in Saudi Arabia. The new king made a surprising move this week, choosing his nephew to take over as crown prince and his son to take the position of deputy crown prince.<p>The decision marks a generational shift. For the first time, a grandson of the founder of the kingdom is heir to the throne. And one young prince, the son of King Salman, is emerging as a war hero for many Saudis as the country continues to carry out airstrikes in Yemen.<p>Mohammed bin Salman is young. We don't know how young. Some put his age as low as 28; others say he's as old as 35.Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:42:00 +0000Leila Fadel34041 at http://mtpr.orgSaudi King Salman Reshuffles Line Of SuccessionSaudi Airstrikes Raise Doubts Abroad, Spark Patriotic Fervor At Homehttp://mtpr.org/post/saudi-airstrikes-raise-doubts-abroad-spark-patriotic-fervor-home
Saudi airstrikes in Yemen <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/03/26/395475063/saudi-arabia-with-u-s-support-joins-fight-against-rebels-in-yemen">began almost a month ago</a>, targeting rebels who have taken over much of the country.<p>Internationally, there are concerns about increasing casualties and questions about the strategy in the Saudi operation, which is receiving help from the U.S., among others.<p>But at home in the kingdom, the war has sparked a patriotic fervor that's noticeable just about everywhere you turn.<p>Saudi state television and radio play patriotic war songs and run TV spotMon, 20 Apr 2015 20:39:00 +0000Leila Fadel33642 at http://mtpr.orgSaudi Airstrikes Raise Doubts Abroad, Spark Patriotic Fervor At HomeCouple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The Mediterraneanhttp://mtpr.org/post/couple-spends-their-millions-save-migrants-mediterranean
Christopher Catrambone, a wealthy businessman from Lake Charles, La., docks his boat these days in Malta, the Mediterranean island he now calls home. That boat, called the Phoenix, has been getting outfitted for a series of trips set to begin in May.<p>But Catrambone and his crew don't intend to use the Phoenix for luxury cruises. He and his Italian wife, Regina, invested about $8 million of their own money to buy the ship and hire a crew for an entirely different purpose: to save lives at sea.<p>"Thousands of people are dying," Catrambone says.Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:20:00 +0000Leila Fadel32535 at http://mtpr.orgCouple Spends Millions To Save Migrants In The MediterraneanEgyptians Fight ISIS Fear-Mongering With Punchlines And Parodyhttp://mtpr.org/post/egyptians-diffuse-isiss-power-punchlines
One of the self-proclaimed Islamic State's biggest weapons has been its terrifying propaganda. Highly-produced videos of brute violence are its hallmark: a man being burned alive in a cage; Christians being beheaded on a beach in Libya; a child being used to execute a suspected traitor.<p>But in Egypt and other parts of the Middle East, people are responding by laughing rather than cowering.<p>One melody, called <em>Salil as-Sawaram</em> or "Clanking of the Swords" in English, is kind of the ISIS anthem for all its videos: the soundtrack, if you will, of its brutality.Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:25:00 +0000Leila Fadel32112 at http://mtpr.orgEgyptians Fight ISIS Fear-Mongering With Punchlines And ParodyEgyptian Court Orders Prominent Activist Jailed For 5 Years http://mtpr.org/post/egyptian-court-orders-prominent-activist-jailed-5-years
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced prominent Egyptian blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in jail for violating a controversial law that bans unlicensed protests.<p>Another activist, Ahmed Abdul Rahman, was also sentenced to five years on Monday.Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:46:00 +0000Leila Fadel31284 at http://mtpr.orgEgyptian Court Orders Prominent Activist Jailed For 5 Years ISIS Beheadings In Libya Devastate An Egyptian Villagehttp://mtpr.org/post/isis-beheadings-libya-devastate-egyptian-village
Over the weekend a video emerged apparently showing the Libya branch of the self-proclaimed Islamic State <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/15/386498231/isis-video-purports-to-show-mass-beheading-of-coptic-christians">beheading 21 men</a>.Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:30:00 +0000Leila Fadel31067 at http://mtpr.org ISIS Beheadings In Libya Devastate An Egyptian VillageEgypt Urges The World To Back Its Retaliation To ISIS Killingshttp://mtpr.org/post/egypt-urges-world-back-its-retaliation-isis-killings
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Egypt+Urges+The+World+To+Back+Its+Retaliation+To+ISIS+Killings&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4NDQ1MjMzMDEzMjA3NzExMTA5OTU5Yw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: <p>Egypt is now conducting airstrikes against Islamist militants in Libya. It's a response to the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were working there. A gruesome video of the killings was posted online over the weekend.Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:00:00 +0000Leila Fadel31018 at http://mtpr.orgWith Oil Fields Under Attack, Libya's Economic Future Looks Bleakhttp://mtpr.org/post/oil-fields-under-attack-libyas-economic-future-looks-bleak
The headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli are gleaming, the floors marble, the offices decked out with black leather chairs and fake flowers. It seems far from the fighting going on over oil terminals around the country.<p>But the man in charge looks at production and knows the future is bleak.<p>"We cannot produce. We are losing 80 percent of our production," says Mustapha Sanallah, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation.<p>He looks like a typical executive, decked out in a suit and glasses.Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:49:00 +0000Leila Fadel30994 at http://mtpr.orgWith Oil Fields Under Attack, Libya's Economic Future Looks BleakAfter Over A Year In Egyptian Prison, Freed Journalist Recalls His Nightmarehttp://mtpr.org/post/after-over-year-egyptian-prison-freed-journalist-recalls-his-nightmare
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=After+Over+A+Year+In+Egyptian+Prison%2C+Freed+Journalist+Recalls+His+Nightmare&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MjI2NzUxMDEyNzQyMTY5MjQ2YzkwNA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ARUN RATH, HOST: <p>Journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his two colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed spent over a year in Egyptian prisons. Greste was recently deported to Australia. Mohamed Fahmy was the Cairo bureau chief for Al-Jazeera English.Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:57:00 +0000Leila Fadel30971 at http://mtpr.orgAfter More Than 400 Days In Egyptian Jail, Journalists Released — For Nowhttp://mtpr.org/post/after-more-400-days-egyptian-jail-journalists-released-now
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=After+More+Than+400+Days+In+Egyptian+Jail%2C+Journalists+Released+%E2%80%94+For+Now&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODMzOTM1MDEyMTY4Mzc5OTliNTMwMg004)"/></div><p>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:09:00 +0000Leila Fadel30845 at http://mtpr.orgPutin Receives Warm Royal Welcome In Egypthttp://mtpr.org/post/putin-receives-warm-royal-welcome-egypt
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Putin+Receives+Warm+Royal+Welcome+In+Egypt&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExNDExMTQwMDEzNjkwODAzMTkxNmQ4Zg004)"/></div><p>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:47:00 +0000Leila Fadel30753 at http://mtpr.orgLibya Today: 2 Governments, Many Militias, Infinite Chaoshttp://mtpr.org/post/libya-today-two-governments-many-militias-infinite-chaos
At a recent protest, Libyans in the eastern city of Bayda chanted: "There's no gas, there's no electricity, you've brought us nothing, Thinni."<p>The protesters were referring to Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, the head of one of Libya's two rival governments. His government is relegated to Bayda, a city of just 250,000 people because it doesn't control the capital in far-away Tripoli, hundreds of miles to the west.<p>The protesters shut down the agricultural research building that's the government's temporary home.Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:59:00 +0000Leila Fadel30590 at http://mtpr.orgLibya Today: 2 Governments, Many Militias, Infinite ChaosNew 'Charlie Hebdo' Cover Met With Condemnation, Albeit Measuredhttp://mtpr.org/post/new-charlie-hebdo-cover-met-condemnation-albeit-measured
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=New+%27Charlie+Hebdo%27+Cover+Met+With+Condemnation%2C+Albeit+Measured&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MjMxOTIyMDEzMTcxNjAzMzFmMjBhZQ001)"/></div><p>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:51:00 +0000Leila Fadel29582 at http://mtpr.orgTunisian Craftsman Worries Oud Making Will Die Outhttp://mtpr.org/post/tunisian-craftsman-worries-oud-making-will-die-out
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Tunisian+Craftsman+Worries+Oud+Making+Will+Die+Out&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA0NTM3OTcyMDEyNjIwNDkzMjFhNTlkZg004)"/></div><p>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:02:00 +0000Leila Fadel29115 at http://mtpr.orgAfter Uprising, A Struggle To Restore Tunisia's Ancient Emblemshttp://mtpr.org/post/after-uprising-struggle-restore-tunisias-ancient-emblems
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=After+Uprising%2C+A+Struggle+To+Restore+Tunisia%27s+Ancient+Emblems&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODg3MTg0MDEyMTg2NTY3OTI5YTI3ZA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO: Tunisia's uprising that began in 2010 ousted a dictator and set the country on a new democratic course, but emblems of its history took a beating along the way, especially in Medina, a section of the capital, Tunis.Fri, 02 Jan 2015 21:51:00 +0000Leila Fadel29051 at http://mtpr.orgEgyptian Court Orders Al-Jazeera Journalists To Be Retriedhttp://mtpr.org/post/egyptian-court-orders-al-jazeera-journalists-be-retried
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Egyptian+Court+Orders+Al-Jazeera+Journalists+To+Be+Retried&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MzM1ODU4MDEzMTg5NjcxOTBkZGJhOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>Three Al-Jazeera journalists have begun another year in prison in Egypt, but they received some hopeful news on this New Year's Day. The country's highest court has canceled their sentences and ordered a retrial.Thu, 01 Jan 2015 10:05:00 +0000Leila Fadel29002 at http://mtpr.orgYouth Who Led Tunisia's Uprising Frustrated With Pace Of Changehttp://mtpr.org/post/youth-who-led-tunisias-uprising-find-themselves-sidelined
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Youth+Who+Led+Tunisia%27s+Uprising+Frustrated+With+Pace+Of+Change&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1NTU5NzI4MDEyODAxNzA2NDdhODNkZg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>SCOTT SIMON, HOST: <p>People took to the streets four years ago in Tunisia to help topple a dictator and spark a wave of uprisings across the Arab world. Tomorrow Tunisians will vote for their president.Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:47:00 +0000Leila Fadel28597 at http://mtpr.orgWith A Presidential Vote, Tunisia Seeks A Peaceful Transition http://mtpr.org/post/presidential-vote-tunisia-seeks-peaceful-transition
The main boulevard in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, is alive with political debate about the two candidates for president in this Sunday's election. <br /> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:43:00 +0000Leila Fadel28584 at http://mtpr.orgWith A Presidential Vote, Tunisia Seeks A Peaceful Transition Kurdish Officials Worry About Kurds Joining The Islamic State http://mtpr.org/post/kurdish-officials-worry-about-kurds-joining-islamic-state
In the northern Iraqi city of Halabja, near the border with Iran, we knock on the door of a 16-year-old boy who disappeared. His family says he lied to them, saying he was going on a picnic with a teenage friend. But they never came home.<p>"He disappeared in May," says the boy's older sister. "A few days later a letter arrived in his handwriting. It said, 'I'm in Syria. Don't look for me.' "<br /> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:47:00 +0000Leila Fadel28397 at http://mtpr.orgKurdish Officials Worry About Kurds Joining The Islamic State